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fata morgana Noun

[Subject: Sciences Of Earth & Worlds]

- A mirage which appears to those who, placed near the Straits of Messina, look at the Sicilian coast from the Calabrian coast: it seems that a castle comes out of the sea, and the popular tradition says it's inhabited by Morgan le Fay, the sister of King Arthur.

Translated by: GIBELLINI MORGAN

Etymology: An Italian Medieval expression, literally Morgan le Fay (see the Arthurian legend)

Translated in 11 languages

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	Italian	fata morgana
	French	fata morgana
	Arabic	سراب
	Gujarati	મૃગતૃષ્ણા
	Hindi	मृगतृष्णा
	Marathi	मृगतृष्णा
	Polish	fatamorgana
	Portuguese	fada morgana
	Punjabi	ਮਿਰਗ ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਾ
	Sanskrit	मृगतृषा

fata morgana

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	French	fata morgana

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